China liked Pope’s recent overture, Beijing bishop to visit Hong Kong
Vatican City Reuters The overture Pope Francis made to China earlier this month while he was in Mongolia was “well received” by Beijing’s communist government, which has given a mainland bishop permission to visit Hong Kong, the Archbishop of Hong Kong said on Thursday. Archbishop Stephen Chow, who will be made a cardinal on Saturday, […]
Indian protesters try to storm home of Manipur chief minister
Guwahati/New Delhi, India Reuters At least 10 people were injured on Thursday when Indian security officials used tear gas and batons to disperse protesters trying to storm the home of the chief minister of Manipur state, defying a curfew, a senior police officer said. Another police official said the situation was “extremely tense” after armed […]
US soldier Travis King undergoes medical evaluation after North Korea release
Washington DC, US Reuters US Army Private Travis King arrived at a US military hospital in Texas on Thursday where he will undergo medical evaluations, including for his mental health, following his expulsion from North Korea a day earlier, the Pentagon said. King, 23, was held in North Korea for over two months after his […]
Karabakh Armenians dissolve breakaway government in capitulation to Azerbaijan
Goris, Armenia Reuters Ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh said on Thursday they were dissolving the breakaway statelet they had defended for three decades, where more than half the population has fled since Azerbaijan launched a lightning offensive last week. In a statement, they said their self-declared Republic of Artsakh would “cease to exist” by 1st January, […]
Conquistador statue reinstallation in US state of New Mexico stopped after protests
Espanola, New Mexico, US Reuters A New Mexico county halted the reinstallation of a 16th-century Spanish conquistador statue on Wednesday after protests over the return of the bronze figure, removed three years ago during nationwide anti-racism demonstrations. The northern county of Rio Arriba postponed a Thursday reinstatement ceremony after activists occupied a concrete pedestal in […]
US AME Bishop Silvester Beaman named chair of White House council on African engagement
United States RNS An African Methodist Episcopal bishop has been appointed chair of the new White House council that aims to increase dialogue between US officials and African, Caribbean and African American communities. Bishop Silvester Scott Beaman of Delaware was named the leader of the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United […]
A Sustainable Life: What’s the carbon footprint of owning pet fish? An expert explains
WILLIAM PERRY, of Cardiff UNiversity’s School of Biosciences, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at what the data shows…
El Salvador police report says crackdown leaves 43,000 tied to gangs still free
San Salvador, El Salvador Reuters A confidential intelligence document from El Salvador’s National Civil Police shows that after a year and a half of a gang crackdown, police believe nearly 43,000 people allegedly connected to gangs have yet to be detained. The 19-page document, first reported by InSight Crime and independently obtained by Reuters and […]
Revised report on church sex abuse in US state of Maryland leaves five church leaders’ names still redacted
Baltimore, US AP Maryland’s Attorney General released some previously redacted names in its staggering report on child sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore on Tuesday, but the names of five Catholic Church leaders remained redacted amid ongoing appeals, prompting criticism of the church by victims’ advocates. While the names of the high-ranking church leaders already have […]
Buenos Aires central square becomes night-time soup kitchen as poverty hits 40 per cent
Buenos Aires, Argentina Reuters Argentina’s historic Plaza de Mayo square in the centre of Buenos Aires, where crowds often gather to celebrate or protest, has become the scene for a regular silent nighttime vigil: growing numbers of people in poverty looking for a hot meal. The South American country is battling annual inflation of 124 […]